1 April 2020
Are people still allowed to volunteer?
The announcement from the government on 23 March 2020 made it clear. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home. If people are volunteering from home, great – carry on.
However, if volunteering means people need to leave the house, this should be done following government advice. This includes exceptions to the ‘stay at home’ instruction for people providing care to others and needing to travel. In other words, people can go out to volunteer if they’re providing help to vulnerable people or if their volunteering cannot be done from home.
Read more form NCVO here